The City of Cape Town says it will approach the Constitutional Court to challenge a part of the Disaster Management Act regulations following an increase in unlawful occupations.

Published on

28 October 2021

Following the declaration of the state of national disaster, the city has observed an increase in unlawful occupation as well as an increase in a variety of makeshift structures and tented camps being erected throughout the metro. This includes parks, environmentally sensitive pockets of land, road reserves, pavements, under bridges and between highway barriers. The city wants the regulations to be set aside.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.